WASHINGTON: U.S. efforts to counter China's growing influence in the developing world are a likely casualty of the budget battles dominating Washington's politics, as chunks of the foreign aid program face the ax.
That could hurt not just the world's poor, but America's reach in emerging markets where China has ramped up investment and provided easy credit.
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